Tag: retina
member name: Jay S.
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August 01, 2008 09:44 PM EDT --
Diabetes is a systemic disease that can, and often affects many areas of the body. The search for a cure has been long, and difficult, and to date the only therapy has been to manage the condition and . . .
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October 10, 2008 09:10 PM EDT --
When a patient walks through the door, the eye care professional must immediately begin evaluating the integrity of that patient; the way s/he carries themselves, their speech pattern, facial features, . . .
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September 06, 2007 08:54 PM EDT --
A 50 year old woman calls our office complaining about little spots and fly like things floating in her vision and occasional flashing lights. We tell her to come in as soon as possible and we do a complete . . .
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May 30, 2007 11:18 AM EDT --
The retina is comprised of 10 seperate layers that attach to the underlying sclera. This retinal tissue is very delicate and at any point if subjected to the right conditions will seperate from the sclera. . . .
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November 22, 2007 12:54 PM EST --
Zebra fish may open up an opportunity in preventing, or reversing blindness. A special type of cell found in the eye of zebra fish has been found to be very important in regenerating the retina, and restoring . . .
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September 22, 2007 01:26 PM EDT --
Glaucoma is a disease that damages the optic nerve inside the eye resulting in blindness if untreated. There is a genetic predisposition for the disorder, but there are other factors that contribute to . . .
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September 11, 2007 12:00 PM EDT --
Amblyopia is decreased vision in one eye for a non-pathological reason. Most often it is due to either an eye turn or a large difference in prescriptions between the eyes. Regardless of the cause the end . . .
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